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RIT student teams create sustainable packaging for Milwaukee Tool as part of design challenge
Coursework provides hands-on design experience for students and new packaging ideas for company.

Sykes survey: 73% of Americans interested in working with automation
Survey explores how employers are preparing workers for the future of work, conversations about the impact of automation technologies and more.

KION North America participates in Apprenticeship Carolina two-day training event
KION has awarded five apprenticeships to high school juniors, seniors and graduates, affording them at no cost a minimum of 2,000 hours of job-specific skills and half of their associate’s degree.

Deloitte: Manufacturing at continued risk for disruption
Outlook provides insights to help leaders navigate uncertainty and increase operational flexibility for the future amid ongoing volatility. in costs and policy decisions

RIT students place second in national packaging design competition
Cross-college collaborations focus on a completed design and understanding of what it takes to bring packaged goods to market.

KION North America hosts high school students on Manufacturing Day
Event at KION's South Carolina campus introduces future workforce generations to modern careers in technical fields.

Other Voices: Play it safe with automation
Automation supports reinvention of the warehouse worker and helps meet the rising demands of order fulfillment.

Improved worker comfort increases DC productivity
Overhead fans facilitate airflow, increasing throughput and employee retention even on the hottest days.

MLC releases blueprint for next phase of manufacturing digitization
The Critical Issues Agenda encompasses the technology, organizational and leadership requirements of implementing the digital model of modern manufacturing.

Omron helps University of Houston Engineering students gain real-world skills
Omron Foundation, the charitable arm of the U.S.-based operations of industrial automation solutions provider Omron, donated a new laboratory complete with workstations and state-of-the-art equipment to the University of Houston.

Other Voices: Using gamification to help train the supply chain workforce
Whether incremental or ambitious, moves to tackle the skills gap can also help make existing workforces and operations more competitive.

NAM to mark 125th anniversary with $10 million 2020 campaign
Nationwide initiative seeks to recruit 600,000 Americans into manufacturing careers.

The Raymond Corp. wins IFOY award for virtual reality simulator
International Forklift of the Year award recognizes the virtual reality training tool, which uses an existing Raymond forklift that can be returned to service after VR lessons.

WorkJam and JDA announce partnership
Through the seamless integration of WorkJam and the JDA Workforce Management platform, not only will hourly employers be able to create optimized schedules against advanced forecasting and workforce management capabilities, they will also be able to close their availability and coverage gap.

‘The Profit’ abandons the keynote stage in favor of much more intimate approach
'Serial entrepreneur' urges employers and employees to focus on helping one another become better people, not just better workers.


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